Sugar Skull

Sugar Skull cross-stitch pattern (SM size, Med colors, Full DMC palette)

Size

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Small can save time and materials if you don't mind sacrificing some detail, or are limited by canvas size such as Diamond Art.

Colors

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Medium color is a great compromise that usually gives great results without looking too grainy.

Palette

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250 x 360 in 114 colors 90,000 stitches

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Description

Day of the Dead sugar skull

This pattern will enable you to reproduce the image using the medium of cross-stitch or diamond painting. The custom charting technology we developed produces the highest quality cross-stitch and diamond-art patterns available with new levels of detail and color matching to accurately reproduce the images in whatever size and color combination you prefer. Not every image will look as good with the lowest colors at extra small size but not every image needs maximum colors at extra large size. We create every combination and provide accurate mockups so you can select the pattern that is right for you.

You can be confident that the pattern you buy from us will produce a piece that you will be proud to hang on your wall or gift to a loved one, to be admired for generations to come.

Patterns are available to download in PDF format immediately after purchase and will also appear in our pattern viewer and tracking application. This is the pattern only and does not include any paper copy or the materials you need to complete the project - you can purchase these from your local crafting store or online supplier of choice and the pattern will detail the number of skeins required based on the material type and stitching style you use.

Color Palette

The complete color palette including DMC code, description and stitch count for the selected pattern is shown below. The downloaded PDF pattern or our app will give you the complete estimate of thread-skeins required based on the canvas type and number of strands used for stitching.

Code
Description
Count
B5200
Snow White
40,803
310
Black
8,875
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
7,675
444
Dark Lemon
4,068
Blanc
White
2,440
972
Deep Canary
1,569
973
Bright Canary
1,406
946
Medium Burnt Orange
1,179
947
Burnt Orange
1,157
3746
Dark Blue Violet
1,060
317
Pewter Gray
858
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
817
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
817
934
Black Avocado Green
787
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
705
3041
Medium Antique Violet
679
04
Dark Tin
624
798
Dark Delft Blue
618
500
Very Dark Blue Green
546
3371
Black Brown
537
3042
Light Antique Violet
508
29
Eggplant
464
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
419
928
Very Light Gray Green
404
169
Light Pewter
402
25
Ultra Light Lavender
396
3743
Very Light Antique Violet
370
415
Pearl Gray
317
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
302
32
Dark Blueberry
298
3807
Cornflower Blue
294
327
Dark Violet
291
553
Violet
290
3776
Light Mahogany
289
783
Medium Topaz
286
27
White Violet
273
209
Dark Lavender
267
23
Apple Blossom
262
154
Very Dark Grape
255
3858
Medium Rosewood
241
648
Light Beaver Gray
237
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
225
168
Very Light Pewter
219
927
Light Gray Green
209
742
Light Tangerine
209
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
205
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
190
3820
Dark Straw
188
351
Coral
177
06
Medium Light Driftwood
171
09
Very Dark Cocoa
166
03
Medium Tin
157
31
Blueberry
154
762
Very Light Pearl Gray
149
3830
Terra Cotta
143
921
Copper
140
301
Medium Mahogany
137
646
Dark Beaver Gray
135
721
Medium Orange Spice
133
3838
Dark Lavender Blue
132
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
131
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
129
436
Tan
124
333
Very Dark Blue Violet
110
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
110
159
Light Gray Blue
105
801
Dark Coffee Brown
105
741
Medium Tangerine
105
3852
Very Dark Straw
102
900
Dark Burnt Orange
93
3721
Dark Shell Pink
88
3860
Cocoa
87
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
78
3836
Light Grape
74
318
Light Steel Gray
72
782
Dark Topaz
64
433
Medium Brown
62
970
Light Pumpkin
59
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
59
3687
Mauve
59
554
Light Violet
57
3861
Light Cocoa
51
552
Medium Violet
50
3363
Medium Pine Green
45
153
Very Light Violet
43
3837
Ultra Dark Lavender
43
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
43
728
Topaz
42
316
Medium Antique Mauve
42
3857
Dark Rosewood
41
3722
Medium Shell Pink
41
22
Alizarin
36
610
Dark Drab Brown
33
740
Tangerine
25
30
Medium Light Blueberry
25
977
Light Golden Brown
24
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
23
33
Fuchsia
23
918
Dark Red Copper
22
3022
Medium Brown Gray
20
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
19
208
Very Dark Lavender
19
647
Medium Beaver Gray
15
734
Light Olive Green
14
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
13
581
Moss Green
9
307
Lemon
8
831
Medium Golden Olive
7
3803
Dark Mauve
6
722
Light Orange Spice
6
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
6
3685
Very Dark Mauve
4
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
4
3011
Dark Khaki Green
1

All our patterns are the highest quality that can be created for the given size and color constraints. Occasionally this results in some threads that are only used for a handful of stitches in a pattern but we include them because they are the best matches for those colors. You can stitch them as-is or you can use your own judgement and may decide to replace them with another similar color that is already used elsewhere in the pattern. Use our closest DMC thread-color lookup tool to select candidates for replacement.

Image Sizes

Patterns can be used with any canvas type, all that will change is the physical dimensions of the completed image. To allow for mounting a cross-stitch piece in a frame we recommend a canvas size with at least 3 additional inches on each edge.

Completed Image Size Suggested Canvas Size
Canvas Type Width Height Width Height
11 Count Aida 22 ¾" 32 ¾" 28 ¾" 38 ¾"
14 Count Aida 17 ¾" 25 ¾" 23 ¾" 31 ¾"
16 Count Aida 15 ¾" 22 ½" 21 ¾" 28 ½"
18 Count Aida 14" 20" 20" 26"
20 Count Aida 12 ½" 18" 18 ½" 24"
22 Count Hardanger 11 ¼" 16 ¼" 17 ¼" 22 ¼"
25 Count Evenweave 10" 14 ½" 16" 20 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 9" 12 ¾" 15" 18 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 7 ¾" 11 ¼" 13 ¾" 17 ¼"

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